PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adaephon Delat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Rodgers is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Delat
vs
Rodgers

195 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
26
274 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adaephon Delat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brett Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Delat.

It looks like Brett Rodgers has been cut.
Delat scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the liver by Rodgers. Beautiful body shot.
Delat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodgers in his tracks.
Rodgers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Delat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Rodgers misses.
We've been hearing reports that Delat has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut. Delat saw that one coming.
Rodgers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rodgers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut.
Delat swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rodgers moves away from the strike by Delat.
Delat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodgers looks to land a right hand but Delat moved out of range.
Delat moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delat misses with an uppercut
and Rodgers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Adaephon Delat has been cut.
Rodgers tries to clinch up.
Delat tries to counter by clinching up but Rodgers breaks away and moves out of range.
Delat misses with a left hand
and Rodgers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Rodgers tries to sprawl but Delat drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rodgers is concentrating on defense, preventing Delat from advancing position.
Delat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Delat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodgers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Delat has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delat lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Delat looking for a guillotine from mount but Rodgers is having none of it.
Delat trying to control but Rodgers is having none of it.
Delat controlling the position easily from mount.
Delat seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rodgers for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delat looking to finish with strikes here!
Delat throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Delat lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Delat lands a heavy elbow.
Rodgers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Delat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Delat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rodgers is looking to escape.
Delat lands a big shot there that rocks Rodgers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rodgers is squirming around, avoiding Delat's attempts to control the action.
Delat looking to finish Rodgers with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rodgers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adaephon Delat dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rodgers looks to throw the jab but Delat is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Delat misses the target.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Delat.
Delat punishes Rodgers's body with a nice straight punch.
Delat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodgers can do to turn this around?
Delat misses with the combination.
A left lands for Delat.
Rodgers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Delat doesn't seem bothered though.
Rodgers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Delat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Delat throwing a counter right hand but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
Rodgers closes the distance but Delat moves to the side
and Delat counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delat was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodgers.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Delat here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rodgers moves away from the strike by Delat.
A jab from Rodgers misses.
A big right from Delat misses.
Brett Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Delat. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delat misses with a body shot.
Adaephon Delat is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Rodgers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Delat throwing a counter right hand but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
Delat throws a nice looking combination but Rodgers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodgers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Delat misses.
Nice defenses there by Rodgers.
Rodgers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Delat.
Brett Rodgers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delat misses with an uppercut. Rodgers saw that one coming.

Delat scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Delat controlling from side mount.
Delat works to advance to full mount. Rodgers defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delat unloads with some shots from mount but Rodgers bucks and avoids them well.
Rodgers tries to lock up and control but Delat gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Delat landing shots from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rodgers is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Delat controlling from the full mount.
Delat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Delat controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers wants to control but Delat is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delat controlling from the full mount.
Delat trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Delat lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Delat cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Delat landing shots from mount.
Delat dominating with strikes here.
Delat controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adaephon Delat dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Delat moves away from the strike by Rodgers.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Delat misses.
Rodgers throws a right and a left that Delat avoids nicely.
Delat feinted with a counter takedown.
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Delat.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodgers misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Delat on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rodgers scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Rodgers misses.
Delat throwing a counter right hand but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
Rodgers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Delat.
Delat looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
Delat circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers looks to land a right hand but Delat moved out of range.
Delat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodgers.
Rodgers misses with a double jab.
Delat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodgers has time to react.

The cut above Brett Rodgers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Delat throws a nice looking combination but Rodgers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Rodgers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Delat jabs Rodgers right on the nose. Rodgers blinks but takes it well.
Delat throws a body punch but Rodgers moves out of range.
Rodgers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Delat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodgers throws out a counter right but Delat avoids it with no problem.
Rodgers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Delat counters with a single leg into guard. Rodgers didn't expect that.
Delat forces his way into half guard.
Delat is taking a breather. Rodgers says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Delat works his way into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is not content to let Delat control the position.
Rodgers wants to control but Delat postures up.
Delat is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rodgers's shoulder. That is not cool.
Delat trying to control the action but Rodgers is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adaephon Delat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lull in the action here.
Delat wants to control but Rodgers is keeping him busy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rodgers drops his hands momentarily and Delat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rodgers moves out of range as Delat strikes.
Delat looks to land a left hand but Rodgers moved out of range nicely.
Rodgers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Delat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Delat misses with an uppercut.
Rodgers slips a straight right by Delat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Delat walks into a stiff left hand from Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a poor cross that misses
and Delat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brett Rodgers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Delat scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Delat controlling from side mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adaephon Delat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Delat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adaephon Delat!